Not following SOPs increasing pressure on hospitals: CM's aide

Adviser to KP Chief Minister on Information, Ajmal Wazir has said not following SOPs and failure to adopt precautionary measures increasing pressure on hospitals. He urged upon the people to adopt precautionary measures and stay safe from Covid-19.
In a media briefing on Saturday at Civil Secretariat, adviser said there was no shortage of beds for corona patients in hospitals across the province.
He informed that Medical Teaching Institution (MTI) Lady Reading Hospital (LRH) has a total of 1800 beds and 63 ventilators adding of the total, 105 beds and 25 ventilators are reserved for corona patients where only 33 beds have been occupied by Covid-19 patients at LRH. He informed that 20 patients were on ventilators.
The adviser stated that 1300-bed MTI Khyber Teaching Hospital having 56 ventilators, the administration has reserved 55 beds and 25 ventilators for corona patients where only 50 and two ventilators were being used by Covid-19 patients at the moment.
Similarly, the adviser informed, 1250-bed MTI Hayatabad Medical Complex also having 52 ventilators, HMC administration has reserved 25 ventilators and 128 beds for corona patients adding 17 ventilators and 90 beds were currently occupied by Covid-19 patients.
The adviser stated that 1250-bed Ayub Teaching Hospital Abbottabad has a total of 25 ventilators where 71 beds and 12 ventilators were reserved for Covid-19 patients adding 28 Corona patients are undergoing treatment at Ayub Teaching Hospital while 4 patients were on ventilators.
Similarly, Mardan Medical Complex has a total of 500 beds and 26 ventilators with 100 beds and 20 ventilators reserved for Covid-19 patients and 33 beds besides two ventilators were being used right now adding the health department created different categories for patients, including category A and B.
Category A included patients suffering from diabetes, heart, kidney, liver, respiratory and other diseases admitted to hospital, category B and C included patients not at high risk and having no symptoms being quarantined at home and monitored.
The adviser asked people to call 1700 instead of hospital in case of symptoms so that they can be provided medical advice.